sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
a
: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
a sentimental attachment
a sentimental favorite
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
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Examples of sentimental in a Sentence
He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.
She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.
He has sentimental ideas about the past.
I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.
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Lucas Villa, SPIN, 10 June 2024
More sentimental than stressful, this series gets at the heart of young love, new adventures and finding oneself amid it all.
—Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
Lukas, as is most things, was about as sentimental as a middle linebacker about the prospect of a female Triple Crown winner.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
But many leaders make the mistake of keeping businesses for historical or sentimental reasons.
—Hans-Paul Buerkner, Fortune, 29 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for sentimental
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsent-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
1
a
: marked by feeling or sentiment
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
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